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Unless the ball is put into play, it is nothing. Just remove the player from the base regardless of who brings it to your attention.
If the ball is batted fair and the defense makes a play on the former B3 instead of any active runners or the BR, then interference is your only call. Rule the runner closest to home out and move on. Even though it may have been unintentional, the former B3 had two coaches and a dugout to inform him/her they were ruled out during the lull in play between batters.
Yes, as the umpire, scanning the field before continuing play may have caught the "extra" runner, but I find that the defense will usually chime-up long before an umpire gets to that point.
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